HYD vs TN Prediction, Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report and Injury Update – Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021, Elite B Group

Match Details:

The Elite B Group match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 will be played between Hyderabad and Tamil Nadu at Jadavpur University Campus, Kolkata.

The match is scheduled to start at 12:00 PM local time and IST on January 16th.

Preview:

Hyderabad and Tamil Nadu will face each other in the Elite B Group match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 on Saturday. Hyderabad currently are at 3rd spot in the Elite B Group standings with 4 points. In their previous match, they lost to Bengal by 6 wickets and they need to come out of the loss and perform well in the remaining matches. Tilak Varma playing his role well with the bat, the remaining batters need to play well and support him. It will be a crucial match for Hyderabad, if they lose this match, their chances of qualifying for the knockout will become less.

On the other hand, last year’s runners up Tamil Nadu got a tremendous start to this year’s tournament as they won all their 3 matches and are at the top of the table in the Elite B Group standings with 12 points in their bag. N Jagadeesan and C Hari Nishanth at the top of the order making sure their team is getting a good solid foundation with their impeccable batting display. Their middle order is not exposed till now in this tournament. It will a South Indian derby and it will be interesting who will come out on top.

HYD vs TN Weather Report:

It will be sunny in Kolkata, it’s a perfect weather condition to play Cricket as the temperature will not be more than 24 degrees Celsius and the humidity will be around 62 percent. There is no chance of precipitation for this match.

Pitch Condition/Report:

It’s a good surface to bat on since it’s an afternoon game there won’t be not much moisture on the surface and it helps the batters really well. We have witnessed only one high scoring encounter, there won’t be much of a difference in the surface either. We can expect another big run-fest in this match also, whoever wins the toss should bat first.

Average first innings score:

166 (Last 3 matches of this tournament played at this venue)

Record of chasing teams:

Won ­– 1, Lost – 2, Tie – 0

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

HYD vs TN Today’s Probable Playing XIs:

Hyderabad

Tanmay Agarwal (c), Pragnay Reddy (wk), Tilak Varma, Himalay Agarwal, Bavanaka Sandeep, Rahul Buddhi, Yudhvir Singh, Kartikeya Kak, Telukupalli Ravi Teja, Tanay Thyagarajan, Chama V Milind

Bench:

Mickil Jaiswal, Kolla Sumanth, Ajay Dev Goud, Prateek Reddy

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Tamil Nadu

Hari Nishanth, N Jagadeesan, Baba Aparajith, Dinesh Karthik (c & wk), Shahrukh Khan, Arun Karthik, M Mohammed, Murugan Ashwin, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Aswin Crist, Sandeep Warrier

Bench:

Vijay Shankar, Baba Indrajit, Laxmesha Suryaprakash, Jagatheesan Kousik, Jaganath Srinivas, Sonu Yadav, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Manimaran Siddharth, G Periyaswamy

HYD vs TN Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:

Tilak Varma has scored the most runs for Hyderabad in this competition, in the last two matches he played really well coming at No.3. Overall he has scored 111 runs in 3 innings at an average of 37 with a strike rate of 132.14.

Telukupalli Ravi Teja with the most wickets for Hyderabad in this tournament had picked up 4 wickets in 3 matches at an economy of 8.36. He is a handful contributor lower down the order with the bat scoring 27 runs at a strike rate of 150.

Hyderabad can rely upon Himalay Agarwal for his batting since he has scored 78 runs in 3 matches at an average of 26 with a strike rate of 114.7.

N Jagadeesan played some remarkable innings for Tamil Nadu in the last 3 matches, he has scored 166 runs in 3 matches at an average of 83 with a strike rate of 143.10.

Hari Nishanth has proved what he is capable of, opening the batting for Tamil Nadu he has scored 168 runs in 3 matches at an average of 168 with a strike rate of 133.33.

Tamil Nadu skipper Dinesh Karthik has batted only once this tournament, he showed his class by scoring 46 runs at a strike rate of 270.58.

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Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – N Jagadeesan, Tilak Varma, Dinesh Karthik

Vice-Captain Options – C Hari Nishanth, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Tanmay Agarwal

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for HYD vs TN Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – N Jagadeesan (C), Dinesh Karthik

Batters – C Hari Nishanth (VC), Arun Karthik, Tilak Varma, Himalay Agarwal

All-Rounders – Kartikeya Kak, Telukupalli Ravi Teja

Bowlers – Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Murugan Ashwin, Tanay Thyagarajan

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for HYD vs TN Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – N Jagadeesan

Batters – C Hari Nishanth, Shahrukh Khan, Arun Karthik, Tilak Varma (C), Tanmay Agarwal, Bavanaka Sandeep

All-Rounders – Chama V Milind

Bowlers – Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore (VC), Murugan Ashwin, Yudhvir Singh

Expert Advice:

Hari Nishanth and N Jagadeesan giving excellent starts for Tamil Nadu and the duo has taken all the pressure away from their middle order. It is advisable to include them in your Dream11 fantasy team and anyone can lead the side.

Today’s HYD vs TN Probable Winners:

Tamil Nadu are expected to win this match.

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Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.